Welcome to the Teen Read Week (TRW) wiki. TRW is celebrated annually the third week of October. Visit [http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm YALSA's Teen Read Week] resource pages. The Teen Read Week Committee will share additional Teen Read Week programming and resource ideas here, but the best resources for a wiki are the readers who add their ideas and share their expertise. Please take time to register and explore this wiki. Add and edit as you please to help us create the best Teen Read Week resource ever!

Welcome to the Teen Read Week (TRW) wiki. TRW is celebrated annually the third week of October. Visit [http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm YALSA's Teen Read Week] resource pages. The Teen Read Week Committee will share additional Teen Read Week programming and resource ideas here, but the best resources for a wiki are the readers who add their ideas and share their expertise. Please take time to register and explore this wiki. Add and edit as you please to help us create the best Teen Read Week resource ever!

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=Picture It @ your library, Oct. 16 - 22, 2011=

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=Seek the Unknown @ your library!, Oct. 13 - 19, 2013=

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The 2011 TRW theme can be interpreted in many ways. Programs, displays and contests could focus on comics, graphic novels, photo essays, books to films and more. Beginning in April 2011, visit [http://www.ala.org/teenread www.ala.org/teenread] to register and/or for additional information and resources. Products may be purchased via the [http://www.alastore.ala.org/ ALA online store] beginning in April 2011.

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The 2013 TRW theme can be interpreted in many ways. Programs, displays and contests could focus on science fiction, adventure, mysteries, books to films and more. Visit [http://www.ala.org/teenread www.ala.org/teenread] to register and/or for additional information and resources. Products may be purchased via the [http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=271 ALA online store].

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Click on the links below to discover ideas or share your own:

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*[[2011 Theme ideas]]

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*[[2011 Programming Ideas]]

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*[[2011 Book & media lists]]

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*[[Ideas for Using the Teens' Top Ten]]

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*Ideas for Using the [http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten Teens' Top Ten]:

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= General Teen Read Week Resources =

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Share interesting journal articles, web articles, books, and other research resources about the importance of recreational reading for teens and current trends in YA lit.

Share interesting journal articles, web articles, books, and other research resources about the importance of recreational reading for teens and current trends in YA lit.

Introduction

Welcome to the Teen Read Week (TRW) wiki. TRW is celebrated annually the third week of October. Visit YALSA's Teen Read Week resource pages. The Teen Read Week Committee will share additional Teen Read Week programming and resource ideas here, but the best resources for a wiki are the readers who add their ideas and share their expertise. Please take time to register and explore this wiki. Add and edit as you please to help us create the best Teen Read Week resource ever!

Seek the Unknown @ your library!, Oct. 13 - 19, 2013

The 2013 TRW theme can be interpreted in many ways. Programs, displays and contests could focus on science fiction, adventure, mysteries, books to films and more. Visit www.ala.org/teenread to register and/or for additional information and resources. Products may be purchased via the ALA online store.

Get the Word Out: 10 Ways to Promote Your Events

Here is a checklist to help you spread the word about your library's TRW events and programs:

There is a TRW display in my library

TRW is featured on my library's web site, blog and/or Facebook page

Information about TRW is in my library's fall newsletter

All library staff are knowledgeable about my library's TRW activities

Relevant local organizations have been informed about TRW and your library's TRW activities, such as the community center, 4-H club, area schools, parent organizations, etc.

Local VIPs such as town council members and/or state legislators, have been invited to attend any special TRW events

Local media outlets such as newspapers, radio stations and TV stations have been informed about TRW and your library's TRW activities via a press release (see the TRW web site for a sample press release)

My Teen Advisory Group (TAG) is involved in promoting TRW by writing letters to the editor, making a commercial for the public access channel, designing and posting flyers, creating and uploading a short informational video for You Tube, etc.

I or my TAG have asked my town council and/or state's governor to declare Oct. 14-20th, 2007 Teen Read Week in my town or state (see a sample proclamation on the TRW web site)

I have designated a member of my TAG or someone to be the photographer at my TRW events, and I will distribute the photos by posting them on the library's web site or Flickr account, sending them to the local newspaper and sending them to American Libraries at americanlibraries@ala.org.